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The bitter winds of winter bare their teeth over Kananaskis River rapids. Water temperatures drop to zero, and at 3 p.m. on a Halloween Monday, tourist river rafters and fair weather kayakers have long gone into hibernation.

The Town of Canmore could establish its own high speed broadband internet connection as a municipal service next year.

The Town of Banff is looking at an incentive program to get homeowners in areas of high and moderate wildfire risk to remove combustible roofs. At a service review meeting on Monday (Nov.

The amount of work that Canmore council would like municipal planners to undertake over the next two years is more than the capacity staff currently have to complete projects, according to administration.

Banff is planning to place temporary fencing along the route for next year’s Canada Day parade as a safety measure given growing crowds at the annual July 1 event. At a service review meeting Wednesday (Nov.

Even though the Town of Canmore updated communications systems after the 2013 flood with a $360,000 capital project, it needs another $28,000 next year to buy more new radios for its bylaw services department.

The Canmore Rec Centre is expected to undergo over $10 million worth of work beginning in 2018 – but none of the plans include expanding recreation services offered at the facility.

While the Town of Canmore has no official representation on the exploratory committee looking into the 2026 Calgary winter Olympic bid, it definitely expects to feel the effects of any decision to move forward with the idea.

Work on one of several steep creeks that flooded with debris and water during the June 2013 flood is expected to see mitigation work go into the ground in 2018.

Canmore Public Library, artsPlace and the museum society have all approached Canmore council asking for additional operational funding for 2017 and 2018.